Career Air Force veteran saves bonded pair of strays
Laura might as well have walked into a Tennessee animal shelter and said, “Make mine a double.” The career Air Force veteran, now serving in the Air National Guard, adopted a bonded pair of dogs found...
View ArticleOld Blue Eyes joins Navy veteran’s cat pack
Old Blue Eyes If Frank Sinatra were reincarnated as a cat we think he would be Frankie, a once-stray feline who “yips like a puppy,” adores French fries and has fetching blue eyes just like his...
View ArticleSugar sweet princess a savior to Vietnam veteran with PTSD
For most of his life Paul has been coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition estimated to afflict more than 30 percent of all Vietnam veterans. No stranger to the comforting...
View ArticleRescue dog teaches combat veteran to love and be loved
Born to ride, born to love Charles retired from the United States Air Force in 2009 after 20 years of service, nearly half of which was spent in combat deployments. He was rescued by a homeless dog who...
View ArticleSaving Jazzy
Recently we launched a veterinary fund to help defray the costs of extraordinary medical care for pets adopted by veterans in our program. It came in response to various requests we had over the years...
View ArticleShelter dog makes life worthwhile for widowed veteran
Al was a newly widowed veteran in desperate need of love and comfort. He found what he needed in a shelter dog who gave him a new sense of purpose after his wife had died. Just call me sweetheart Al...
View ArticleShelter dog a blessing to Army family and their autistic son
A shelter dog proved an unlikely hero to an Army family and their autistic son, giving both boy and dog a second chance and bringing many blessings to everyone in the household. Chance and Rocky...
View ArticleScrappy rescue dog now Army veteran’s faithful messenger
Beneath the matted fur of a scrappy dog surrendered to a Tampa shelter was a messenger with an important tale to tell, both to the Army veteran who saw value in her life and to the many other people...
View ArticleScruffy deaf dog steals heart of retired Air Force veteran
It takes a special person to love a special needs pet, as one Air Force veteran learned when he fell in love with a older, deaf and nearly toothless shelter dog. Two loves Vernon’s father was a retired...
View ArticleOnce homeless veteran gives hope and a home to dog in need
Vincent is a Bronx native who describes his years in the Navy as among some of the most memorable moments in his life, despite his transition from service to civilian including a period of homelessness...
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